page_title: Ritsumeikan Uji Junior and Senior High School
section_title: High school
hierarchical_section_title: Ritsumeikan Uji Junior and Senior High School / High school
caption_attribution_description: Ritsumeikan Uji High School (Uji, Kyoto, Japan)
context_page_description: Ritsumeikan Uji Junior and Senior High School is a private school located in the city of Uji south of Kyoto, Japan. The high school opened in 1994 and the middle school opened in 2003. It is currently one of four junior and senior high schools affiliated with Ritsumeikan University. The Ritsumeikan family of schools also includes Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, located in Beppu, and Ritsumeikan Primary School, located in north Kyoto.
  The school is noted for its English language education programs and athletic achievement. The school introduced English immersion education in 2000, and in 2002, was designated a Super English Language high school by the Japanese government. In 2009, the school was authorized by the IBO as the first Article 1 Japanese institution in the Kansai region to provide the IB Diploma Program. In 2014, the school was selected as a Super Global High School by the Japanese government, and in 2019 a World-Wide Learning Hub School, both of which earned the school sizable supplementary grants.
  In athletics, the school has a rich history of success in women's Ekiden relays, including multiple national championships.
context_section_description: The high school was the second affiliated high school established within the Ritsumeikan Academy. In each grade, there are approximately 350 to 360 students.  Students select one of three courses, the Integrated Global Course (IG), the Immersion Course (IM), or the International Baccalaureate Course (IB).
caption: B Building
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